Coal Valley, Iowa

Former town in Iowa, United States
42°01′54″N 93°57′03″W / 42.03167°N 93.95083°W / 42.03167; -93.95083CountryUnited StatesStateIowaCountyBooneElevation
896 ft (273 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)GNIS feature ID464503[1]

Coal Valley is an extinct town in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

History

Coal Valley was platted in 1867 as a coal mining community.[2] Once the coal deposits were exhausted, Coal Valley's business activity shifted elsewhere and its population dwindled.[2] The former town site now is farmland.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coal Valley, Iowa
  2. ^ a b Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 284.
  3. ^ "County History". Boone County. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
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